Meaning

9 senses
  1. (UK, countable)An aroma or smell.

  2. (UK, uncountable)The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.

  3. The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.

    (UK, countable)An appealing or appetizing flavour, especially one which is savoury or strong.

  4. (UK, countable, figuratively)A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.

  5. (UK, countable, figuratively)A particular quality, especially a small amount of it; a hint or trace of something.

  6. (UK, countable, figuratively)A quality which is appealing or enjoyable; merit, value.

  7. (UK, figuratively, uncountable)Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.

  8. (UK, archaic, countable, figuratively)A reputation.

  9. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable)Knowledge; understanding.

More definitions
  • the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Examples

11 sentences
  1. He paused briefly to savour the moment.

    ruОн ненадолго остановился, чтобы прочувствовать момент. — Wezel

  2. There was a savour of bitterness in his voice.

  3. There was a savour of bitterness in her voice.

  4. My companion encourages me to savour every moment of my life.

  5. Tom savoured the moment.

    ruТом наслаждался моментом. — marafon

    deTom genoss den Moment. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
specific flavour or taste:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
specific flavour or taste:

Origin

From Middle English savour, from Anglo-Norman saveur, savor, savour, and Old French saveur

From Middle English savour, from Anglo-Norman saveur, savor, savour, and Old French saveur, savor, savour (modern French saveur), from Latin sapor, from sapiō (“to taste of (something); to have a flavour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-, *sep- (“to taste; to try out”)) + -or (suffix forming third-declension masculine abstract nouns). Doublet of sapor.

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Forms

plural: savours
Singularsavour
Pluralsavours

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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